Last night, like Washington crossing the Delaware or Beyonce dropping a new album, Orange is the New Black Season 3 shocked us all with a surprise early arrival.
Thus far, reviews have been stellar, and the ladies of Litchfield have already been renewed for a fourth season.
Of course, one of the perks of setting a show mostly behind prison walls (aside from the huge savings in the wardrobe department) is that it’s easy to bring in new characters to spice things up.
Whether they’re guards, inmates or visitors, people come and go from our nation’s correctional institutions all the time. (Well, the inmates tend to come and not go, but you get the idea.)
The third season is a dreaded milestone for many shows, as historically, it’s a time when hit series begin to fall flat.
But with a sexy Instagram model as an inmate, a hipster comedian as a CO, and a beloved veteran actress as the woman who gave birth to Pornstache (gag), OITNB is keeping things fresh and, as always, surprisingly funny.
Check out our photo rundown of the cast and see how different some of the ladies look in real life:
Ruby Rose on Instagram
The newest OITNB cast member has nearly 1 million Instagram followers. We get the feeling her breakout performance might help her reach that milestone.
Stella Carlin: Orange is the New Black
Ruby Rose joins the cast of Orange is the New Black for season three. Yes, the tattoos are real.
Berdie: Orange is the New Black
Marsha Stephanie Blake is the newest guard at Litchfield. She posted this Instagram pic from her first day on set.
Marsha Stephanie Blake
Marsha on the red carpet. As you can see, she favors a much more glam look in real life.
Mike Birbiglia
Birbiglia is best known for his standup specials, but he’ll be laying down the law as a Litchfield guard in season 3.
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen joined the cast for season 3. She has the unenviable task of playing Pornstache’s mom.